Wire-cloth rack.



W. G. NEWMAN.

WIRE CLOTH RACK.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 28- 1914. 1,147, 1 1 5. Patented July 20, 1915.

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W. G. NEWMAN.

WIRE CLOTH RACK.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 28, 1914.

Patented July 20, 1915.

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WIRE-CLOTH RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 20, 1915.

Application filed March 28, 1914. Serial 310.827,,857.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM G. NEWMAN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Ogden, in the county ofWeber and State of Utah, have made certain new and useful Improvements in Wire Cloth Racks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in devices for dispensing wire cloth, and it consists in the combinations, constructions, and arrangements herein described and claimed.

An object of my invention is to provide an improved device in which wire cloth may be stored in rolls and when wanted. may be easily unrolled, cut off, and measured.

A further object of my invention is to provide an improved holder which may be quickly adjusted to accommodate wire cloth of different width.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification and the novel features of the device will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming part of this application in which v Figure 1 is a front view of the device, Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view through the device, Fig. 3 is a sectional viewthrough the screen showing its position in theholder, and Fig. 4c is a perspective view of one of the holder members.

In carrying out my invention I provide a casing consisting of the uprights 1, and the cross members 2. Carried by the cross members 2 is a series of shelves arranged in the manner clearly shown in Fig. 2. In this figure it will be seen that the lower shelf 3 extends from the rear to the front, and is supported on the cross members 2. A second shelf 1 is supported by side walls 5, and is inclined with respect to theshelf 3. A flange 4P is provided at the rear end of the shelf 4, but terminates short of the shelf 3 leavingan opening P. A third shelf 6 is provided which is supported by the walls 5 above the shelf 4:, i This shelf has a flange 6 similar to the flange 4 and is inclined in the manner shown in the drawing. A plate 7 having a flange 7 is dis posed above the shelf 5. On the shelves 4,

and 6 are guide members A and 6 near the forward edges of the shelves in order to guide the wire cloth in the mannerhereinafter explained.

As will be seen from Figs. 1 and 2 there is a plurality of sets of shelves, such as have been described, located one above the other. In Fig. 2 I have shown two sets which I have denoted in general by A and B, while in Fig. 1 I have shown a series of shelves running from A to F. v

Referringnow to Fig. 4, it will be seen that I have provided a removable holder, which comprises a bar 8 having an upturned end 9 and being provided with a lateral extension 10. One end of a split ring 11 is secured to the bar 8 and its extension 10. The opposite end is provided with a substantially L-shaped looking member 11.

In placing a screen roll upon the rack preparatory to its withdrawal and sale the ends of the screen are inserted in the split ring from that side opposite the stop member 9. The holder is. then placed on that shelf which the screenis to occupy and pushed forwardly. The ring is bent so as to enable the flange 11 of the locking member 11 to enter the opening such as 4*, and engage behind the flange .43, asshown in Fig. 3. The spring tension in the ring will now hold the ring securely in position. It will be understood, of course, that the ring at the opposite end of the screen is constructed similar to that shown in Fig. 4:, except that the stop member is on theopposite side. The

end of the roll of wire cloth or screen 12 is now passed through the opening 49', and

out through the space between the shelf 3 and the shelf 4 immediately above it. Other screen rolls may be held in a similar manner on the shelves 4: and 6, the ends of each of these screens being brought to the front in a similar manner to that already described in connection with the screen 12.

As will be seen from the drawings the two front uprights 1 are provided with racks 13, which are arranged to be engaged by pinions 14: on a shaft 15 carried by a frame 16.

' The shaft 15 is provided with a handle 17 for operating the shaft. The latter is provided with a ratchet 18, which is engaged by a pawl 19 carried by a plate 20 for lockingthe shaft in position. The frame 16 bears a cutting table 2l-provided with an Lshaped slot 22 running longitudinally of the table, as shown in Fig. 2. A cutter is provided which consists of a body portion 23 (see Fig. 1) arranged to enter the slot 22, and to be guided therein. A handle 24 is carried by the body portion. An extension 25 bears a cutter blade 26 in the form of a wheel whose edge is contiguous to one side of the slot 22.

The frame 16 is provided with a bearing 27 for supporting a shaft 28 of a split roller 29. A handle 30 is provided for turning the roller. Guide rollers 31 carried by arms 32 are provided for guiding the table and frame in their movements. Underneath the table is a cord holder 33, the end of the cord projecting through a guide 34.

Carried by the frame 16 are end arms or uprights 35, which bear a cross bar 36 having notches such as that shown at 36. Arranged to be supported by' the cross bar 36 is a measuring device 37, which is provided with a friction roller 3'? at its bottom and with dials indicating feet and inches, the hands of the dial being operated by rotation of the friction roller. When the measuring device 37 is suspended in one of the notches 36, it will be in a position to just touch the table 22, but when it is lifted out of the notches and suspended on the bar, the friction roller 37 will be out of contact with the table or with the screen wire cloth.

From the foregoing description of the va rious parts of the device the operation thereof may be readily understood. When a customer purchases a given amount of wire screen, the table is run, by means of the rack and pinions, to the level containing the roll, a portion of which is to be cut off. The measuring device is now brought into position to measure the cloth and the cloth is pulled forwardly underneath the friction roller 37 which begins at once to measure the amount. The end of the cloth is clamped in the split roller and the latter is turned. After the requisite amount of cloth has been wound on the split roller 29, which amount will be indicated by the measuring device, thecutter is run across the screen, cutting it off squarely and cleanly. A spring rod 38 is secured to the under side of the table, and, as will be observed, bears on the under side of the split roller 29. Thus when the screen is cut ofl it is prevented from unrolling, being held between the roll 29 and the spring rod 38. The roll of screen which has been cut off may now be wrapped up by the cord 33 and the roll 29 may be lifted from the frame by withdrawing a latch 39 whereupon such as that shown at 4*.

the roll may be withdrawn from the screen roll and replaced.

It is obvious that as the screen or wire cloth is withdrawn from the original roll, the latter, owing to its tendency to uncoil, will remain in close contact with the spring ring 11. When the screen has been used up the holders 11 may be instantly removed from their positions by forcing the ends of the ring together, and withdrawing the flanged end 11 out of contact with the flange While I have shown in Fig. 1 the spring retaining members 11 as being in alinement, it will be understood that with shorter widths of screen these holding members may be shifted longitudinally of the roll, so as to accommodate screens of various widths. The ease with which the holders 11 may be inserted and removed forms one of the main features of my invention.

I claim:

1. In a wire cloth rack, a frame, a plural ity of shelves carried by said frame, and a plurality of spring rings carried by each shelf and arranged to hold a roll of wire cloth, said spring rings being adjustable toward one another.

2. In a wire cloth rack, a frame, a plural- ,ity of shelves carried by said frame, certain of said shelves having flanges, and holders comprising spring rings disposed on one of said shelves and being providedwith latches for engaging the flange of the adjacent shelf for locking the holder in position.

3. In a wire cloth rack, a frame, a plurality of shelves carried by said frame, certain of said shelves having flanges, a holder disposed on one of said shelves, said holder comprising a base bar arranged to rest on the shelf, a spring ring having one end rigidly secured to said base bar, and a latch member carried by the other end of said spring ring and arranged to engage a flange on the adjacent shelf.

4:. In a wire cloth rack, a frame, a plurality of shelves carried by said frame, certain of said shelves having flanges, a holder disposed on one of said shelves, said holder comprising a base bar arranged to rest on the shelf, a spring ring having one end rig idly secured to said base bar, a latch member carried by the. other end of said spring ring and arranged to engage a flange on the adjacent shelf, and a stop membercarried by said base bar on one side of said spring ring.

5. In a wire cloth rack, a support, a rigid stop member disposed above said support, a spring ring having one end restlng on said support, the opposite end of the spring ring under and to engage 6. In a Wire cloth rack, a support, aholder disposed above said support for retaining carried by said support, said holder comsaid holder in position by the engagement of prising a base bar, a stop member carried by the latch with the holding means.

said base bar and extending at right angles WILLIAM GOLD NEWMAN. thereto at one end thereof; a spring ring Witnesses: c

secured to said base bar and being provided A. G. MANNING,

at one end with an L-shaped latch, and means MADELINE MGGRAIL.

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